Here’s to 150 years of The Football Association

This Saturday is the 150th anniversary of The Football Association, which first met on the morning of 26th October 1863 at the Freemasons’ Tavern in Great Queen Street, London, and later created the first Laws of the Game.

While the history of football in England dates back to the 8th century, The Football Association’s formation followed other 19th century efforts to standardise the variety of football played in public schools around the country.